What color is #071004?

#071004 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #071004?

The RGB value is 7, 16, 4: 7 red, 16 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #071004?

The complementary color is #0D0410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #071004?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#071004 color

#071004 rgb(7, 16, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #071004 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.7% red, 6.3% green and 1.6% blue (7, 16, 4).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 60% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 94% black.

The closest named color is Blackn’t (#020F03), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.36:1).

#071004 color codes

HEX	`#071004`
RGB	`rgb(7, 16, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.7%, 6.3%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 60%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 75%, 6%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 75%, 94%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.83, -4.45, 4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.83, 6, 137.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.295, 0.425, 0.181)`
Decimal	`462852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #071004, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #071004	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#071004 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #071004 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #071004; }
.text { color: #071004; }
.border { border: 2px solid #071004; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(7 16 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #071004, #041007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #071004?: #071004 is a black, closest to the named color Blackn’t. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #071004?: The RGB value is 7, 16, 4: 7 red, 16 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #071004?: The complementary color is #0D0410, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #071004?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.